This win has ignited the Hokie fan base like I haven’t seen in a long time, and the reasons why aren’t as simple as you might think.

On the surface, it’s an historic win. The Hokies beat 7-time national champion Ohio State, one of the most storied programs in college football. (I brought home a cool 3D commemorative cup celebrating Ohio State’s 125 years of playing football, and the accomplishments listed on the cup are impressive: 7 national titles, 34 Big Ten championships, and 7 Heisman Trophy winners.)

Tech has never defeated a top-8 team on the road until Saturday, and it came in front of the biggest crowd in Ohio Stadium history: 107,517. It was on ESPN’s Prime Time Saturday Night broadcast. For the next 24 hours, all the college football talk on ESPN was about what a dark day it was for the Big Ten, with Virginia Tech’s victory over Ohio State being talked about, along with Oregon over Michigan State and Notre Dame over Michigan.

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